A further defense of Philadelphia sports fans (Soft Pretzel Logic)

A further defense of Philadelphia sports fans

Last week it was Arizona Diamondbacks fans chucking bottles onto the field in Game 1 of the NLCS.

This week, we thank the residents of Oxford, Miss., for making Philadelphia sports look good.

And we thank the Forde Yard Dash for reporting it:

If the goal is to ensure the safety of the players, then surely that should extend to protecting them from trash, bottles and flying high heels (2).
Those were among the garage sale of projectiles fired onto the field Saturday at Mississippi (3) after officials overturned a call that could have given the Rebels a chance to tie or win against Alabama (4).

I certainly would not want to be hit upside the head with a high heel. Getting stepped on is bad enough (which I know from experience).

But hey, in a stadium whose name includes the word Hemingway, I guess it would have to be fancy dress clothes flying out of the stands.

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Posted by Jonathan Tannenwald on October 16, 2007 2:39 PM | Permalink

Comments (2)

Chamomiles Davis:

Who the hell wears high heels to a football game?

Oh, this was Alabama... never mind, I guess.

Posted by Chamomiles Davis | October 17, 2007 1:12 PM

Posted on October 17, 2007 13:12

Jonathan Tannenwald

It's a Southern thing. Button-down shirts and ties for the men and sundresess for the women.

But I'm with you on the principle. I'd rather wear something with the school's name on it, wouldn't you?

Posted by Jonathan Tannenwald | October 17, 2007 1:30 PM

Posted on October 17, 2007 13:30

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I fell in love with the Big 5 at first sight upon moving to Philadelphia in 2002. At various points in my journalistic career, I've covered all six of the region's Division I teams. During that time, I've eaten many soft pretzels from the Palestra's concession stands, which is how this blog got its name.

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